UMaine Calendar

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

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On vacation at her grandpa’s, a little girl Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery. Edek, Mia’s eccentric uncle, tricks the girl into using the tool’s secret powers to change the world’s seasons. She quickly realizes the consequences of what they are going to do, but Edek doesn’t want to let the plan […]

The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium features a dazzling display of lights paired with music from the legendary band. Join us for an hour-long magical tour through a selection of their greatest hits, including songs like A Hard Day's Night, Come Together, A Day in the Life, Yellow Submarine, and more. Journey across the […]

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings […]

The Division of Theatre in the School of Performing Arts is mounting its final mainstage production of the season. "Everybody", adapted by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins from the classic 15th century morality play "Everyman", is opening on March 31, with additional performances April 1–2 and 7–9, at the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. Directed by assistant professor of theatre D. Granke, the piece explores […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Up River: Selections From The Captain Bill Abbott Collection” and “20 Best” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast through May 31. The show is free and open to the public, 8 a.m–4:30 […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The 2023 Faculty Exhibition in Lord Hall Gallery will open on Feb. 3 and run through March 17. More details are available here     All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   

A talk given by Dr. Michael Socolow (CMJ, UMaine) as part of the Department of Communication and Journalism's Spring 2023 Colloquium Series

Brittany Luby, Associate Professor of History, University of Guelph, will deliver a lecture on the history and future of manomin (wild rice) cultivation for the Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation in Ontario, Canada. This talk will be the annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Justice Lecture.

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks. Speaker: Brian McGill, Professor, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine […]

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is hosting a film screening of "The House We Lived In" with a post-screening talk and Q&A with the filmmaker and his father. A decade in the making, a young filmmaker confronts family, memory and addiction as he chronicles his father's journey to recover lost memories following a […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Up River: Selections From The Captain Bill Abbott Collection” and “20 Best” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast through May 31. The show is free and open to the public, 8 a.m–4:30 […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a comprehensive nine-month hybrid (online and in-person) training program for all beginning farmers. Participants will acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully grow produce for small-scale private or commercial fruit and vegetable operations. Online training begins Jan. 17, 2023. The program continues twice-monthly through the end […]

Many organizations and community groups rely on volunteers for a variety of food events such as fundraising, fellowships, food pantries or other service to the community. But cooking for a crowd is tricky. How do you store all that food? When is the food completely cooked? How long can you leave food on the buffet […]

The 2023 Faculty Exhibition in Lord Hall Gallery will open on Feb. 3 and run through March 17. More details are available here     All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   

Many organizations and community groups rely on volunteers for a variety of food events such as fundraising, fellowships, food pantries or other service to the community. But cooking for a crowd is tricky. How do you store all that food? When is the food completely cooked? How long can you leave food on the buffet […]

Earth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the […]

The following items will be exhibited:  Altered States and Other Stories — Kit Warren Placement — Jenny Brilllhart Gather — Collee McCubbin Stepanic In The Shadows |Works from the Collection — Connie Imboden Unconstrained Forms — Joanne Freeman Click here for details of the artists. 

Interested parties are invited to attend an informational session on USDA’s Foundational and Applied Sciences program. The session will include an overview of the call and a panel discussion with past award recipients.  register to attend

Join the Collegiate Chorale at the Planetarium for an afternoon of song. Tickets are free, but required for entry due to limited seating. To get tickets, please email Dr. Becca […]

Location: 102 Fernald Hall Facilitators: Peter Schilling, Sheridan Adams, Karen Pelletreau More information coming soon. Register here  

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering its Agriculture Leadership Ambassador program from March 7–April 18. The program, open to all teens ages 14–18, will focus on understanding the Maine food system, exploring careers and building advocacy skills. As formal agricultural programs at local high schools disappear, students lack opportunities to learn about critical […]

The Algae SPIN Club will explore all things algae — why algae is important, how it can be used, harmful algae blooms, and related community action. In this club, youth will have the opportunity to taste algae, create a seaweed lava lamp, and even observe and analyze the growth of an algae sample at home. […]

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]

Join orchardist and nurseryman Jesse Stevens for a webinar on lesser known perennial and woody crops. Having worked at several commercial apple orchards, he became disenchanted with the high-input methods […]

On April 11, tuba player Oystein Baadsvik willl give a recital with UMaine's own Laura Artesani accompanying him on piano. The UMaine Brass Ensembles opens the evening. UMaine Brass kicks it off at 6:30 p.m., with Baadsvik taking the stage at 7:30.    

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Up River: Selections From The Captain Bill Abbott Collection” and “20 Best” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast through May 31. The show is free and open to the public, 8 a.m–4:30 […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The 2023 Faculty Exhibition in Lord Hall Gallery will open on Feb. 3 and run through March 17. More details are available here     All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   

The following items will be exhibited:  Altered States and Other Stories — Kit Warren Placement — Jenny Brilllhart Gather — Collee McCubbin Stepanic In The Shadows |Works from the Collection — Connie Imboden Unconstrained Forms — Joanne Freeman Click here for details of the artists. 

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability […]

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability […]

Giovanna Guidoboni, professor and dean of the College of Engineering, will be speaking in the colloquium. Her talk will be on "Mathematical and computational properties of differential equations for fluid flows in deformable domains." For more information on the colloquium, click here. 

On Wednesday, April 12 the Office of Major Scholarships will host our "I Hit Submit" End of Year Event in 57 Stodder. The event will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and is open to all UMaine students, faculty, and staff.    Anyone interested in attending should fill out a brief registration form. 

Did you know that YOU are a scientist and can contribute to the science community? This virtual 4-H citizen scientists club encourages youth ages 12–18 to practice citizen science in their own backyard, with a variety of citizen science opportunities to consider, and report their observations while making connections with fellow citizen scientists in their […]

On Wednesday, April 12 at 4:35 p..m in Boudreau Hall 235, outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow Brenna Jones will present on her MHC project, titled "'Like we are not the same level of human they are': The Experiences of Precariously Housed and Unhoused Individuals." Jones's project explores the socioeconomic barriers facing precariously housed and unhoused individuals. […]

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings […]

The Advanced Apiary Management Course is designed for beekeepers with 5 to 8 hives and a minimum of 3 years of experience. This 5-part course will cover topics including overwintering hives, disease and pest identification and management, mite management including monitoring and treatment options, swarm management, and queen rearing. The program will be offered over […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Up River: Selections From The Captain Bill Abbott Collection” and “20 Best” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast through May 31. The show is free and open to the public, 8 a.m–4:30 […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The 2023 Faculty Exhibition in Lord Hall Gallery will open on Feb. 3 and run through March 17. More details are available here     All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   

The following items will be exhibited:  Altered States and Other Stories — Kit Warren Placement — Jenny Brilllhart Gather — Collee McCubbin Stepanic In The Shadows |Works from the Collection — Connie Imboden Unconstrained Forms — Joanne Freeman Click here for details of the artists. 

The University of Maine System Injury Prevention and Substance Use Disorder Research Collaboratives invite you to the first of three webinars in our Spring Webinar Series. The first webinar will take place on April 13 at 11 on the topic of Rural Health and Access to Care, with a focus on Substance Use Disorders.  To attend, register here: For […]

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability […]

 Guy Standing, Professor, Economist, SOAS University of London of Philosophy Guy Standing is one of the world’s leading progressive economists. In his new book, The Blue Commons, he submits that in the past 50 years, the sea has been subject to the greatest enclosure in history, which has led to the most extensive privatization with the […]

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]

Trombonist extraordinaire Aubrey Logan will be joined by the University of Maine’s Jazz Ensemble for a bold and brassy performance. Jazz is the great leveler as an art form and one of today’s most brilliant contemporary jazz artists to bless us with her story, is Aubrey Logan. A singer, trombone player and a songwriter, her […]

Two Penobscot Marine Museum photography exhibits — “Up River: Selections From The Captain Bill Abbott Collection” and “20 Best” — are on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast through May 31. The show is free and open to the public, 8 a.m–4:30 […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The 2023 Annual UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity will be held on Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. The event will showcase the research and creative work being done by University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias graduate and undergraduate students across […]

The 2023 Faculty Exhibition in Lord Hall Gallery will open on Feb. 3 and run through March 17. More details are available here     All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   

The following items will be exhibited:  Altered States and Other Stories — Kit Warren Placement — Jenny Brilllhart Gather — Collee McCubbin Stepanic In The Shadows |Works from the Collection — Connie Imboden Unconstrained Forms — Joanne Freeman Click here for details of the artists. 

This virtual summit is free and open to the public. Register by April 1, 2023. Zoom connection information will follow. The Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s major food waste event that brings together our state’s key food system participants —farms, food businesses, feeding partners, community leadership, government and nonprofit organizations — to focus […]

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of […]

Many organizations and community groups rely on volunteers for a variety of food events such as fundraising, fellowships, food pantries or other service to the community. But cooking for a crowd is tricky. How do you store all that food? When is the food completely cooked? How long can you leave food on the buffet […]

The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies is hosting the next installment of their ongoing WGS at Work series on April 14 from 2–3 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. This roundtable discussion is titled "Why a WGS minor or double-major?": Students from CLAS and NSFA share their experiences! and will feature students from many different […]

Dr. Jared Balik, Western Colorado University Predicting Functional Outcomes of Climate-driven Changes in Animal Communities through Species Traits and The Geography of Wildfire Spread and Occurrence in North America Dr. Balik will describe two very different research projects. First, animals can have large effects on ecosystem processes such as nutrient cycling or detritus processing, but […]

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]

Join us on a journey into, under, and around the many ecosystems across our planet. Discover how each component fits together, and how the health of each part is vital to the health of Planet Earth. Discover how, with the help of satellites and scientific study, we can understand the links between human activities and […]

The School of Performing Arts is offering up performances by the UMaine Opera Workshop, set to take place on April 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. The hour-long performance will feature scenes from a variety of operas, including Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" and "Die Zauberflöte:, Mark Adamo’s "Little Women", Britten’s "The Turn of […]

Students who have been Accepted for the Fall of 2023 are invited to attend one of the Accepted Student Day programs. Hosted at the Collins Center for the Arts, this event will feature presentations that will help prepare students for their upcoming college experience at UMaine. This Accepted Student Day is for students accepted into […]

This online professional development program presents an overview of sustainability from a business perspective and a hands-on action planning workshop.

The following items will be exhibited:  Altered States and Other Stories — Kit Warren Placement — Jenny Brilllhart Gather — Collee McCubbin Stepanic In The Shadows |Works from the Collection — Connie Imboden Unconstrained Forms — Joanne Freeman Click here for details of the artists. 

Students who will be enrolling starting in the Fall 2022 semester are invited with their families to attend one of the spring Accepted Student Day programs. Hosted at the Collins Center for the Arts, this event will feature presentations on what incoming students need to know about their upcoming college experience at UMaine. This Accepted […]

Join the Flowering in the North team for this series of webinars designed to help flower farmers prepare for a successful 2022 season. This 4-session series, held on the evenings of Feb. 28 through March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will include presentations, Q&A, group discussion, and brainstorming opportunities. An additional in-person networking […]

The School of Performing Arts is offering up performances by the UMaine Opera Workshop, set to take place on April 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. The hour-long performance will feature scenes from a variety of operas, including Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" and "Die Zauberflöte:, Mark Adamo’s "Little Women", Britten’s "The Turn of […]

The Collins Center for the Arts presents the Maine Indie Music Showcase, an event that highlights Maine-based indie-influenced artists such as GoldenOak, Gnocchi, Midnight Breakfast, and Rigometrics. Golden Oak GoldenOak’s music is rooted in the natural landscape — their songs move like a stream, meandering and weaving in an original yet grounding direction. Fronted by […]